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485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
24 Commerce St, 12th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
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887 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 3, River Edge, NJ 07661
47 Maple St, Atrium Third Floor, Summit, NJ 07901
783 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900, Box 10, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095-0958
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
1715 State Rt 35, Suite 301, Middletown, NJ 07748
86 Washington Ave, Milltown, NJ 08850
214 Washington, PO Box 1117, Toms River, NJ 08754
157 Ackerman Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
721 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
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430 Mountain Ave, Suite 103, New Providence, NJ 07974
246 Union Boulevard, Totowa, NJ 07512
79 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
123 US Highway 46, Suite 1B, Netcong, NJ 07857
39 Hudson, Suite 405, Hackensack, NJ 07601
500 Campus Drive, Suite 400, Florham Park, NJ 07932
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
111 Grove, PO Box 273, Lodi, NJ 07644
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both New Jersey state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine